No ships pass through Strait of Hormuz in last 24 hours amid rising security risks

There have been no commercial ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz within the past 24 hours due to increasing risks and stricter regulations from Iran that controls the most important strait of the globe, according to ship tracking data compiled by Anadolu on Thursday.

This is yet another stage of disruption of commercial shipping since the start of the US-Israeli war with Iran, which started on February 28.

Many shipping lines have chosen to avoid the use of this strait because of growing risks due to signal jamming in addition to lack of knowledge about security risks there.

All of this comes after news reports issued by China-based media organization Caixin indicating that an attack happened to a Chinese-operated large oil tanker at the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, marking the first-ever attack of Chinese shipping vessels since the start of this war.

The attack reportedly happened near the UAE's Al Jeer port where a fire broke out on the deck of the attacked tanker.

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Lin Jian, confirmed that China would continue striving for de-escalation of this region while making utmost efforts to guarantee the safety of Chinese vessels.